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ViolenceNot rated
Sexual contentModerate
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Synopsis
A strange, haunting story of two ill-starred lovers, set against the backdrop of the religious upheaval of Henry VIII's time. Hazel, a peasant girl marked by the witches' brand and a dangerous beauty, loves Black John, an outlaw and aristocrat, whom she rescues from the gallows. Together they struggle to survive a world in which brutal death awaits at every corner, and stumble along a fateful collision towards a harrowing climax.
Is Gallows wedding appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
What to know going in
This book has moderate sexual content.